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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology have enabled students all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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